26th
July 2020 (Sunday) 06.30
.... The ‘plan’ is to master using this
camera
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| "Breadwinner II" in Woodhaven Bay (Elie). |
on Manual by the end of ‘today’;
I want to take proper ‘macro’ photos with it and that is done with
manual focusing. I found a video on
YouTube that shows how it’s done but there’s no sound on it. Oh ... it’s a nice fresh morning with the
slight chance of an early morning shower which is a bit of a nuisance as I have
a washing in the machine.... in spite of the fact there was
some red in the sky at sunrise.10.00 My word .... what a crackin’ mornin’. I’ve done the ‘paper run’ and took 115
photos on the way round. It’s that kind
of morning. The streets were quiet as
the beach but it was early (06.10)....;
the only folk I met were Cath and
John in the ‘paper shop’ and Neil out with the dogs, litter picking his way
round the villages. It was busier by
the time I got back to Ivy an hour and a
half later. I’m a happy boy.
19.30 I went out on the bike later this
afternoon ... after the streets quietened down.
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Trial shot of the moon.
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With it being a bonnie day Ferry Road has
been busy; the beach being a popular
destination for many, and a general wander around for others. I transferred the sign onto the board this
afternoon, in between doing Soduko’s.... and intend ‘writing’ it tomorrow; well a bit of it. My hands aren’t as supple they used to be
so it will be a slow job. On my trip
out on the bike I went to Chapel Green
then up to the Pony Field.
When
I was out I took a practice shot of the moon (not quite a half moon) and I was
surprised at the result; I’ll take
another one now that the sun isn’t as bright as it was earlier.... but I see clouds coming over so that might be the end of that plan.
21.00 I
have a Tesco delivery tomorrow morning;
that’s always exciting because I forget what I ordered, though I don’t
remember adding ‘goodies’ to the list so I may be disappointed.
It’s
good seeing the villages full of happy holiday makers; I must make an attempt to go
to Elie during
the day to see how it is. It’s quiet
when I am out in the morning, but I have no problem with traffic. That reminds me; I took a photo from the breakwater this morning
and when I checked through them I found there was a lady wading in the sea and I hadn’t even seen her. My little planet consists of scenic rectangles.
